FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2005
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, emaxwell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Deadline Extended to May 15 for New Native Amiercan/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant Applications
Washington, DC—May 15 is the new deadline for applications to the Native American/Native Hawaiian
Museum Services Grant program. Draft guidelines are available online for the program, which provides grants from $5,000 to $20,000 to support
museum activities of Native American tribes; Alaska Native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations; and organizations
that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. Funding will be provided for three areas:
- Programming - services and activities that support the educational mission of the museum, including exhibits, research and
interpretation, and educational resources, demonstrations, and performances
- Professional development - education or training that builds skills, knowledge, and other professional capacity for individuals
who provide museum services, including enrollment in courses, attendance at professional conferences, and hiring of consultants or technical
assistance; and
- Enhancement of museum services - support for activities that enable and improve museum services, including planning, policy development,
technology equipment purchase, security, collections care and management, and hiring of staff to support museum services.
For more information, see the Grant Program
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